Mower County transcript., 1887-11-30
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

q TIE New York State AntiSaloon Repub-
Hcan League issued call on the 10th for q
conference to be held at Syracuse on De-
cember 10 and 16. They declare in their
circular that the late election showed that
the liquor interests are inimical to the Re-
publican party. and that the party has moth
ing to lose by taking stand against them.
REV: FATHER DAndEN, of the Jesuit parish
of Chicago, completed on the Doth his fifty
years service as priest
FULL returns on the 10th of the recent
election for members Of the Legislature in
Virginia show that the complexion of the
new body will be as follows: Senate.
Democrats, 26; Republicans, IA House.
Democrats, 81; Republicans, 80; Inde-,
pendent, l. Democratic majority on joint
ballot 81
ME- SPARKS was said on the 21st to be
seeking vindication of his conduct as
Land Commissioner by an election to Con-
gresa
SECRETARY WHITNEY returned to WASH
ington on'the 2lst in improved health. /,
SB HENRY GRATTAN EsMoNDE and Arthur
O'Connor. the Irish representatives in this
country, were given reception at Topeka,
Kan. on the night of the 21st Resolutions
were adopted and cabled to Messra Glad
stone and Parnell, giving them assurance
of the sympathy of Kansas in their fight for
the cause Of Ireland
DIFFICULTY was experienced in getting .
Jury to try Johann Most at New York on the
22d, because the men called expressed an
aversion for anarchy in general, and q par
ticular aversion for the defendant
OFFICERS Of the National Grange were
elected at L4nsing, Mich. on thu 22d, Put
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Master. United States Commissioner OF
taon on sorghum raising: =:
BENJAMIN JoswHsoN and Louisa, his wife.
were on the stand In the Arensdcrf trial at
Sioux City. La. on the 22d, and gave very
sensational testimony. They swore they
They were we'll acquainted with Arensdon
witnesses testified, and the defense rested
it's case ..1 -.
Dr. D. G. KELLEY. Of Nashville, Tenn.
member of the North Alabama conference
of the Southern iethodist Church, at their
meeting on the night of the Dist at Tusoa-
loosa, Tenn, was asked to resign his posi-
tion as treasurer of the conference on &C
count of his utterances in reference to the
Emma Abbott episode He commended
the lady for rising In church to defend
herself against 9 minister's structures on
theaterA (@9~* -
EX-SENATOR G. =. JONES, of Florida, was
reported on the 22d in financial distress ct
Detroit He has been turned out of hotels
and restaurants, but has been taken in
charge by u friend
.gGEoRaE FRANc1s TRAIN on the 22d gave
up the intention of expatriation. He says
his daughter 4Sue, the children, and the
birds are pulling him back to Madison
Square IL F5#9. !. IS !.
,OHIo's vote for Governor as shown by tho
official figures on the 22d gives General
Foraker plurality Of .23, 1872 His vote
was 366, 937. The total gubernatorial vote
was 746, 1880.
MIR. LAwRENgB BARNETT said at Pittsburgh
on the 22d that NJ. Edwin Booth and him
self would make short trip 80 England,
and that they had IL contemplattona the
erection 81 large theaater sc Newe York
4 All Important opinion was rendered By
Attorney General Garland in letter to
Secretary Lamar on the 22d ID regard to
land grant claims, IN which he construed
tho act q granting priority to bona tide set Y
tiers. y r h .55 I. /
THE golden jubilee Of Pope Leo XIII was
celebrated on the 24th at Milwaukee Wis,
by 8 grand parade q Speeches were Inads g
the Expositlon building, md the ocosaston
was memorable one.
Ex-sENAToR JOKES, Of Florida, whose 90
centrtc actions at Detr0tt have given rtss
tomuch newspAper gossip, was declared On
the23d q ~ .: nonom mantao, He bstsyes